2023 MOCK FEBRUARY MATHEMATICS 1

OBJECTIVE TEST- FEBRUARY, 2023

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS (CORE / GENERAL CORE / GENERAL)

Answer all questions.

Each question in this section is followed by the four options A to D. Find the correct option for each
question and circle it.

1. If = { , , , , }, P={ , , } and Q={ , }.Which of the following statements is/are true

I. Q ⊂ II. ⊂ III. ∪ =
A. I only B. II only C. I and II only D. I, II and III
2. P, and R are three sets such that P ⊂ and ⊂ . Which of the following is/are correct
illustrations of the given information

A. I only B. II only C. III only D. I and II only

3. P = {1,2} , Q = {1,2,3,4,5,6} . What is P ∩ ?

A. {1,2} B. {3,4,5,6} C. {4,6} D. {3,5}
4. The complement of a given set of all elements in the:
A. set but not in the universal set B. set and also in the universal set
C. universal set but not in the given set D. empty set but not in the given set
5. There are 36 students in a class. Each student offers at least one of Geography or Commerce. If 30
students offer Geography and 26 offer Commerce, how many students offer Commerce only?
A. 6 B. 10 C. 16 D. 20
6. Express 75882 to three significant figures.
A. 759 B. 7590 C. 75900 D. 759000
7. Write 1.02616, correct to 3 significant figures.
A. 1.03 B. 1.02 C.1.026 D. 1.0262
8. If P = {2,4,6,8,10}, which of the following adequately defines P?
A. The set of even numbers B. The set of even numbers less than 12
C. The set of all positive Integers divisible by 2 D. The set of all positive integers less than 12
9. Evaluate 1 2/3 – (13/4 ÷ 25/8)
A. 2 B. 1 C. D.

10. Express 0.0098 in the standard form.

A. 9.8 × 10 B. 9.8 × 10 C. 9.8 × 10 D.9.8 × 10

. ÷ .
11. Evaluate . × .
leaving your answer in standard form.
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 A. 1.639× 10 B. 1.639× 10 C. 1.639 × 10 D. 1.639× 10
12. Arrange in descending order of magnitude: 42/3 , 4.03, , 5.75

A. , 5.75, 42/5 , 4.03 B. 5.75, , 42/5, 4.03

C. 5.75 , 42/5 , , 4.03 D. 5.75 , 42/5 , 4.03 ,

13. If 0.0000568 = 5.68 × 10 , what is the value of n?

A. 5 B. 4 C.- 4 D. – 5
14. If 4.95× 10 = 0.0495, find the value of n.
A. 2 B. 1 C. -1 D. – 2
15. Evaluate (3.09) to one decimal place.
A. 9.0 B. 9.5 C. 9.6 D.10.0
16. What is the coefficient of in the expansion of (4 + 3 − 1)(3 + 1)?
A. – 1 B. 0 C. 1 D. 2
17. Halima is years old. Her brother’s age is 5 years more than half of her age. How old is her
brother?
A. + B. − 5 C. 5 − D. + 5

18. Find the values of for which = is not defined.

A. = −2 , 2 B. = −3 , 2 C. = −4 , 3 D. = −3 , 4
19. If ( − ) is a factor of − + − , find the other factor.
A. ( + ) B. ( − ) C. ( + ) D. ( − )
20. Find the common factor of (9 − 16 ) (12 + 16 ) .
A. 4(3 + 4 ) B. 4(3 − 4 ) C. (3 − 4 ) D. (3 + 4 )
21. Evaluate 88.23 − 11.77 .
A. 152.9 B. 200.0 C. 7646.0 D. 7923.1
22. Evaluate 1001 − 1
A. 1002 B. 10020 C. 100200 D. 1002000
23. Simplify correct to three significant figures (27.63) − (12.37) .
A. 610 B. 611 C. 612 D.614
24. Which of the following sets is illustrated on the number line below?

A.{ : −3 < < 2} B. { : −3 ≤ < 2} C. { : −3 < ≤ 2} D. { : −3 ≤ ≤ 2}

5. Which of the following inequalities is represented on the number line?

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 A. −3 < <3 B. −3 ≤ <3 C. −3 ≤ ≤3 D. -−3 < ≤3
26. A certain number is multiplied by 5. Another number that is 6 less than is also multiplied by 5.
By how much is the first product greater than the second?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 25 D. 30
27. A girl has pieces of cake. She gives pieces to each of her five friends. How many pieces of cake
does she have left?
A. − 5 B. + 5 C. D.

28. Subtract ( − − ) from the sum of ( − + ) and ( + − )

A. ( + + ) B. ( − − ) C. ( − + ) D. ( + − )

29. In a class, 24 students read physics, 21 read Mathematics and 9 read both Physics and Mathematics.
If each student reads at least one of the two subjects, find the number students in the class.
A. 27 B. 36 C. 45 D. 54
30. Multiply 5.8 × 10 by 9.5 × 10 and leave your answer in the standard form.
A. 5.51× 10 B. 5.51× 10 C. 5.51× 10 D. 5.51× 10
31. Find the value of t in the equation 3 = 42/t – 18
A. 0.5 B. 2.0 C. 2.1 D. (5.0
32. Find x if xlog10 2 +log10 5 = 1
A. 2 B. 1 C. 0 D. 1

33. Simplify A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

34. Solve the equation 12 + 6/x = 9

A. −2 B. − 4 C. − 5 D. − 1
. ÷ .
35. Evaluate . × .
leaving your answer in standard form

A. 1.639 x 10-1 B. 16.39 x 10-1 C. 163.9 x 10-1 D. 1.639 x 101

36. Find the value of x for which the expression is not defined
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A. x = 1, 3 B. x = 1, 2 C. x = 1, 4 D. x = 1, 5
37. Find the gradient of the line joining the point P(-2, 6) and Q(3, -2)
A. − B. C. − D. 1

38. Find the upper quartile of 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10.

A. 10 B. 9 C. 8 D. 7
39. Find the mean of the numbers 23, 25, 21and 31
A. 25 B. 27 C. 24 D. 23
40. Factorize the expression 9x2t2 – 1

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 A. (xt – 1)(3xt + 1) B. (3xt – 1)(4xt + 1) C. (3xt – 1)(3xt + 1) D. (4xt +1)(3xt – 1)
41. The marks obtained by 10 candidates in a test are 8, 6, 2, 2, 4, 8, 9, 4, 9, 3. What is the median
mark? A. 1 B. 6 C. 3 D. 5
42. Evaluate log10 6 + log10 45 – log10 27. A. 0 B. 1 C. 1.5 D. 2
43. If 3x2 : 8 = 24 : 16, find the value of x given that x > 0
A. ¾ B. 4/3 C. 2 D. 4
44. Evaluate 1341five – 24five. A. 1144five B. 1104five C. 1044five D. 1004five
45. On the cumulative frequency curve what score on the percentile scale equals the median score?
A. 100 B. 75 C. 50 D. 25
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46. Arrange in ascending order of magnitude /75, /5 and /3
A. 2/5, 1/3, 7/75 B. 1/3, 7/75, 2/5 C. 1/3, 2/5, 7/75 D. 7/75, 1/3, 2/5
47. If x = and y = , calculate 3x – y

A. B. C. D.
48. Solve simultaneously the equations 3x + 5y = 21 and 7x – 2y = 8
A. x = −2, y = −3 B. x = −2, y = 3 C. x = 2, y = −3 (d) x = 2, y = 3
49. Atteh tossed a fair die twice. What is the probability that the first score is 3 and the second is 4?
A. 1/36 B. ¾ C. 5/8 D. ¼
50. Find the mean deviation of 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
A. 1.2 B. 1.5 C. 2.0 D. 3.0

51. A man goes for a walk every 4 days. If he went on a Monday on the first week, in which week will
he go for a walk on a Monday again
A. 7th week B. 6th week C. 8th week D. 4th week

52. The diagram below depicts

A. A ∩ B ∩ C B. A ∪ B ∩ C C. A ∪ B ∪ Cʹ D. A ∪ B ∩ Cʹ

53. Simplify ⃗ + ⃗+ ⃗+ ⃗+ ⃗
A. ⃗− ⃗ B. ⃗− ⃗ C. ⃗− ⃗ D. ⃗− ⃗

54. If it takes 20 boys to dig a trench in 3days, how long will it take 15 boys working at the same pace
to dig the same volume of trench?
A. 6 B. 4 C. 9/4 D. 5
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55. Find the value of x in the diagram below

A. 134° B. 132° C. 96° D. 48°

56. Solve the inequality 3(2 − 3 ) < 1 −
A. > B. < C. <− D. >−

57. A trader mixes 30kg of rice costing gh¢4,000.00 per kg and 20kg of rice costing ghc3,000.00 per kg.
Find the cost per kg of the mixture
A. GH¢3,500.00 B. GH¢3,750.00 C. GH¢3,550.00 D. GH¢3,600.00

58. Determine the value of if p = 4, q = 2 and r = 2.

A. 32 B. 16 C. 4 D. 64
59. Factorize 5y2 + 2ay – 3a2
A. (a + y) (5y + 3a) B. (a + y) (3a – 5y) C. (a + y) ( 5y – 3a) D. (a – y) (3a + 5y)
60. Which of the following satisfies the simultaneous equations: x + y = 12 and x2 – y2 = 72
A. x = 3, y = 9 B. x = 4, y = 8 C. x = 8, y = 4 D. x = 9, y = 3

61. Simplify -
A. B. C. D.
( )( ) ( )( ) ( )( ) ( )( )

62. Kojo’s age is three times that of Ama. If Kojo is y years old, what is Ama’s age in terms of y?
A. y – 3 B. y + 3 C. D. 3y

63. Which of the following depicts the correct representation on the number line below?

A. x ≤ -1; x > 2 D. x < -1; x > 2 C. x < -1 ; x ≥ 2 D. x ≤ -1 ; x ≥ 2

64. A regular polygon has eight sides. Find the sum of interior angles of the polygon
A. 135° B. 1008° C. 1080° D. 1800°
65. Kofi destroyed 20 oranges of the 50 oranges he bought at GH¢ 0.50 each. Calculate his profit if he
sold the remaining at GH¢ 1.00 each
A. GH¢ 0.00 B. GH¢ 5.00 C. GH¢ 25.00 D. GH¢ 15.00
66. How many equilateral triangles can be formed from a square?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 4 D. 0

67. If ⃗ = 3 , the bearing of ⃗ is

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 A. 053° B. 038° D. 052° D. 037°
68. A right-angled triangle has 3cm and 4cm on the horizontal and vertical sides respectively. Calculate
the length of its hypotenuse.
A. 5cm B. 6cm C. 7cm D. 8cm
69. Which of these is true about AB if AB is a vector?
i. AB = OB – OA ii. AB = BA iii. AB = −BA iv. AB + BA= 0
A. I, II and III only B. I, II and IV only C. I, III, and IV only D. II, III and IV only
70. What operation of sets is defined by A ∩ (B ∩ C) = (A ∩ B) ∩ C?
A. Distributive B. Commutative C. Associative D. Closure
71. Convert 0. 00649 to two significant figures.
A. 0.006 B. 0.01 B. 0.0065 D. 0.064
72. If 3= and 5 = , find in terms of a and b, the value of 75
A. a + 2b B. 2a + b C. a + b D. 2ab
73. Set A = {3, 5, 7, 9} and B = {2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}. What is the relationship between A and B?
A. B ∁ A B. A ∩ B C. A ∪ B D. A ∁ B
74. = ; find the value of x
A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 6
( )
75. Find the value of m if 2 + 2 = 48
A. 5 B. 10 C. 4 D. 2
76. The rule for a mapping is x → 2x2 – 5. Find the image of -3 under the mapping.
A. − 23 B. 13 C. − 41 D. −13
77. A trader gives 5% discount for cash payment. What discount will be allowed on a bill of GHS
56,000.00 for cash payment?
A. GH¢2,800.00 B. GH¢28,000.00 C. GH¢53,200.00 D. GH¢58,800.00
78. Which of these values would make undefined?
A. −1 B. – 1/3 C. 1 D. 1/3
79. Solve ( ÷2 )+
A. 3/4 B. 7/12 C. 5/12 D. ½

80. If the roots of a quadratic equation are – 1 and − 2 2. Find the equation
A. 2 + 5x − 3 B. 2 − 5x + 3 C. 2 − 5x − 3 D. 2 + 5x + 3
81. Simplify 3√147 − 2√75 + √27
A. 15√3 B. 14√3 C. 13√3 D. 16√3
82. The bearing of a S from another point T is 258 . Find the bearing of T from S.
A. 12 B. 72 C. 102 D. 168
83. An expression is given by T + = R. Find the value of R in terms of T and S.

A. R = 2 B. R = 2T C. R = D. R =
84. If the bearing of ⃗ is 330 , find the bearing of ⃗
A. 60 B. 150 C. 30 D. 120

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 The points A(1, 2), B(6, 12), C(3, x), and D(y, 36) are vertices of a parallelogram. Use this preamble
to answer questions 86 to 89.
85. Find the value of x.
A. 6 B. − 42 C. 42 D. −2
86. Determine the value of y
A. 6 − 42 C. 42 D. −2
87. Evaluate ⃗
5 −5 5 −5
A. B. C. D.
10 −10 −10 10
88. What is the magnitude of ⃗
A. 44.05units B. 44.00units C. 44.10units D. 44.04units
89. The age of Kofi two years ago is half his age four years to come. Find his present age.
A. 8 years B. 6 years C. 12 years D. 10 years
90. Points P and Q are respectively 10m North and 4m East of point R. Calculate | |.
A. 10.8m B. 10.7m C. 2.7m D. 2.6m
91. Factorize − 2m +
A. n( − ) B. n( + ) C. n(m – n)(m + n) D. n(m – n)(n – m)

N
O

42° M
L

92. In the diagram above, L, M and N are points on the circle with centre O. If < LMO = 42°, find
< LNM
A. 96° B. 84° C. 69° D. 48°
93. A boy spent of his money on food and of the rest on clothes. He had GH¢150.00 in his pocket.

How much had he originally?

A. GH¢500.00 B. GH¢480.00 C. GH¢450.00 D. GH¢420.00

Q R S T

94. The figure above is made up of two semi-circles whose diameters are 14cm and 7cm respectively. If
| |=| |=3 , find the perimeter of the figure. [Take = ]

A. 73cm B. 66cm C. 44cm D. 40cm

95. A pendulum clock is 7cm long and swings through an arc length 12cm. through what angle, correct
to the nearest degree does the pendulum swings?
A. 72° B. 92° C. 98° D. 118°

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96. Given that x ∝ such that x = 2 when y = 6 and z = 3, calculate the constant of proportionality.

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 6
97. The mean of the numbers 2, 5, 2x and 7 is not greater than 5. Find the range of the values of x.
A. x ≤ 3 B. x < 3 C. x ≥ 3 D. x > 3
98. The mean of 40, 50 and 90 is p and the mean of 40, 50, 90 and p is q. calculate the value of q.
A. 45 B. 50 C. 60 D. 65
99. In a community of 400 people, the 80th percentile age is 60 years while the 15th percentile age is 10
years. How many of the people are approximately between 10 and 60 years?
A. 200 B. 260 C. 280 D. 380
100. Consider the following statements:
P: Mercy studies hard.
Q: Mercy passes her examination.
If P ⇒ Q, which of the following is a valid conclusion from the statements?
A. If Mercy passes her examination, then she studied hard.
B. If Mercy does not pass her examination, then she had not studied hard.
C. If Mercy does not study hard, then she will not pass her examination.
D. If Mercy does not study hard, then she will pass her examination.

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